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Can the iPhone5 be hacked remotely by a hacker?

I work for a technology company and one of our employees shared an incident about her iPhone5 being hacked remotely. The hacker gained access to her device overnight while her phone was unlocked. The hacker watched her baby monitor video feed from the baby monitoring app (including taking pictures and video from the device), posted about the baby to her FB account, browsed on Safari, including some searches of French books on amazon and Scott Trading sites. When I spoke with the mobile device team, they were not familiar with any iOS security gaps that would allow a hacker to remotely gain control of an iPhone, however, the activities on her device suggest that this is possible.

I found some articles from 2009 regarding a SMS virus that allowed hackers to gain remote access to a device, however, our mobile device team is certain that this gap would be closed by now.

Is anyone familiar with an existing security gap on the iPhone5? What would you recommend would be the next action for her? She is intending to delete her icloud account, change all her passwords and wipe her device.

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.1

Posted on Mar 19, 2013 1:23 PM

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Lschoend

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Posted on Apr 23, 2016 1:37 PM

I have read all of these comments and the ones that claim your iPhone can't be hacked are delusional. I watched both my and my daughter's iPhones (5 and 5s) operate themselves. No cables were attached. Whoever was controlling the phone was opening apps, trying to download music, etc. and was also able to prevent me from getting to Settings or turn off the phone. I spent 20 minutes playing games and finally had to do a hard reset then quickly erase the phone. Was probably malware from an app that was downloaded, who knows, but to assert that it was a bad cable or anything else is just nonsense. I would rather be informed and alert than lulled into some false sense of security.

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Feb 24, 2018 8:19 PM in response to suzanne3382

Everyone seems to think an iPhone can not be hacked, that’s total bs, mind was hacked, and no one knows the answer to the question, every time I would call Apple or go there he logs off of his watch, but I went to my cell phone carrier and his watch was logged on, now I need more proof, Apple doesn’t have an answer to this, I have my own account, never shared anything with this man, he is a complete stalker who keeps breaking into my phone, he remotely does it from his Apple Watch, I’ve changed my Apple ID, he is getting in some how and he doesn’t have to be close with his watch, stop thinking it’s IMPOSSIBLE... it’s not!

Csound1

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Feb 25, 2018 6:39 AM in response to Kelleyisfromgilbert

Because the phone is designed and built to be secure, so secure that even the FBI could not hack it when they tried. If someone with more resources than the FBI is trying to hack your phone you have other problems to deal with.

KiltedTim

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Feb 25, 2018 6:59 AM in response to Kelleyisfromgilbert

Kelleyisfromgilbert wrote:

Everyone seems to think an iPhone can not be hacked, that’s total bs, mind was hacked, and no one knows the answer to the question, every time I would call Apple or go there he logs off of his watch, but I went to my cell phone carrier and his watch was logged on, now I need more proof, Apple doesn’t have an answer to this, I have my own account, never shared anything with this man, he is a complete stalker who keeps breaking into my phone, he remotely does it from his Apple Watch, I’ve changed my Apple ID, he is getting in some how and he doesn’t have to be close with his watch, stop thinking it’s IMPOSSIBLE... it’s not!

Sorry, but if you're trying to explain what you're seeing, you are not making any sense at all. If this is the way you described your problem to Apple, it's no wonder they can't help you... you have to be able clearly articulate what is happening.

There is no way for someone to 'break into' your phone from their watch.

KiltedTim

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Feb 25, 2018 9:05 AM in response to John Galt

John Galt wrote:

KiltedTim wrote:

Sorry, but if you're trying to explain what you're seeing, you are not making any sense at all.

You don't understand. His mind was hacked. That explains everything.

Nothing an aluminum foil fedora couldn't fix...

Feb 25, 2018 11:14 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

I have the picture I took at my cell phone carrier, his Apple Watch was running on my account, they told me to take it to Apple, I did, his Apple Watch was logged off.. there was no way to tell if he was connected earlier besides the picture, no one at Apple had an answer.

KiltedTim

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Feb 25, 2018 11:39 AM in response to Kelleyisfromgilbert

Kelleyisfromgilbert wrote:

As far as his watch, he always gets my Apple ID and password, I don’t know how, and he remotely connects, just like if you had an iPhone and a iPad under your Apple ID, same concept..

Then your phone is NOT being hacked. Your iCloud account is compromised. Change your password. Use a strong password and set up 2 factor authentication.

Feb 25, 2018 11:50 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

It is my Apple ID and password, it has all of the security on it, I have changed it three times, with the two step authentication. His Apple Watch is running on my iPhone, I have the picture from my cell phone carrier, the problem is how does he keep getting in and why can’t Apple see what my cell phone carrier seen?

KiltedTim

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Feb 25, 2018 11:56 AM in response to Kelleyisfromgilbert

Kelleyisfromgilbert wrote:

It is my Apple ID and password, it has all of the security on it, I have changed it three times, with the two step authentication. His Apple Watch is running on my iPhone, I have the picture from my cell phone carrier, the problem is how does he keep getting in and why can’t Apple see what my cell phone carrier seen?

Then post the picture you have. Apple probably can't "see" what your cellular carrier saw because your cellular carrier didn't know what they were talking about.

Feb 25, 2018 11:58 AM in response to KiltedTim

Yes I have a restraining order, it Has said I was logged on everywhere, I have taken multiple screen shots. When I logged on to my Apple ID it just said I was in California, and I am not in that state.

KiltedTim

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Feb 25, 2018 12:06 PM in response to Kelleyisfromgilbert

You have provided absolutely no evidence at all that you have been 'hacked'. You haven't even managed to explain what it is you're seeing in a coherent way.

If you have a restraining order against whoever it is you believe has 'hacked' your account, then talk to your lawyer or the prosecutor's office.

If you actually want help figuring out what's going on, then you need to explain IN DETAIL what it is you're seeing, what you've done, and what the result was.

I HIGHLY recommend you start your own thread instead of hijacking this one, which has nothing to do with your problem.

Feb 25, 2018 2:33 PM in response to Kelleyisfromgilbert

Kelleyisfromgilbert wrote:

I have the picture I took at my cell phone carrier, his Apple Watch was running on my account, they told me to take it to Apple, I did, his Apple Watch was logged off.. there was no way to tell if he was connected earlier besides the picture, no one at Apple had an answer.

If you're paying for his Apple Watch services on your cellular bill, cancel it. However, the fact that his Apple Watch is on your cellular account will not, in any way, give him access to your Apple ID or your iPhone.

Feb 26, 2018 12:17 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

I don’t live in a small town and believe me, my hacked iPhone isn’t the first on their priority they want me to tell them I physically seen him, however I can not do that when he is always checking my location to know where I am at, he will always be ahead of me because of that fact.

Csound1

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Feb 25, 2018 11:15 AM in response to Kelleyisfromgilbert

KiltedTim

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Mar 19, 2013 2:33 PM in response to suzanne3382

It didn't happen. Plain and simple. Someone may have gained access to her PC, but not her phone. I'd like to know what evidence she has of this.

suzanne3382 Author

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Mar 19, 2013 8:47 PM in response to KiltedTim

I had her check her Safari browser history and there were several sites that she had not visited - including specific titles of Amazon books. Additionally, she fell asleep with the phone next to her bed with the baby monitoring camera app running. When she woke up, Safari was open with a search of a person's name in Illinois. Not to mention, the baby monitoring app took photos and video (which has timestamps) while she was sleeping and is stored on her phone. The baby monitoring app does not run on her pc.

It seems like the general consensus is that the iPhone 5 cannot be hacked and controlled remotely. While her FB and other sites can be run from her pc, you can't refute the evidence on the phone itself.

Can the iPhone5 be hacked remotely by a hacker?